{"id":44142,"date":"2026-04-06T14:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/uncategorized\/44142\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:18:22","slug":"a-senior-iranian-official-says-iran-received-via-pakistan-a-us-ceasefire-proposal-and-is-reviewing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/live-updates\/44142\/","title":{"rendered":"A senior Iranian official says Iran received, via Pakistan, a US ceasefire proposal and is reviewing it"},"content":{"rendered":"Iran confirmed it received a US ceasefire proposal via Pakistan and said it is reviewing it, according to Reuters citing a senior Iranian official. Iran said it will not accept any proposal under pressure or set deadlines.\n\nTehran said it has received Pakistan\u2019s proposal and it is under review. It also said it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a \u201ctemporary ceasefire\u201d, and it believes the US is not ready for a permanent ceasefire.\n\n<h3>Market Reaction And Immediate Price Moves<\/h3>\nAfter Iran\u2019s acknowledgement, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was down 0.2% to near 100.00. WTI oil also fell, down 1.6% to near $102.00.\n\nIn market terms, \u201crisk-on\u201d describes periods when market participants favour higher-risk assets, while \u201crisk-off\u201d describes a shift towards safer assets. Risk-on is often linked with rising shares, most commodities excluding gold, stronger commodity-linked currencies, and higher crypto prices.\n\nRisk-off is often linked with higher bond prices, stronger gold demand, and gains in safe-haven currencies such as the US Dollar, Japanese Yen, and Swiss Franc. Commodity-linked currencies that often rise in risk-on phases include the Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, plus the Ruble and South African Rand.\n\nWe remember looking back to 2025 when the mere rumor of a US-Iran ceasefire proposal sent oil prices down and weakened the dollar. This highlighted the market&#8217;s sensitivity to geopolitical de-escalation, triggering a brief &#8220;risk-on&#8221; sentiment. That temporary relief shows just how quickly risk premiums can evaporate from asset prices.\n\n<h3>Strait Of Hormuz Supply Risk<\/h3>\nSince those talks ultimately failed, the situation has become more tense, with renewed focus on the Strait of Hormuz. Roughly 21% of the world&#8217;s daily oil supply passes through this narrow channel, so any disruption would have an immediate and severe impact on global energy prices. This unresolved tension means the market is currently under-pricing the risk of a sudden supply shock.\n\nDerivative traders should consider buying call options on WTI crude for the coming months. This strategy allows for exposure to a potential price spike above $110-$120 per barrel, similar to the surges seen during past Middle East conflicts, while capping the potential loss to the option&#8217;s premium. It is a defined-risk way to position for a high-impact event.\n\nWe should also anticipate a rise in overall market volatility, meaning options will become more expensive across the board. The VIX index, which measures expected volatility, jumped over 30 during the Red Sea shipping disruptions in late 2023, and a direct conflict could push it above 40. Buying VIX call options or VIX futures can be an effective hedge against a broad market downturn triggered by such a crisis.\n\nAs the original analysis noted, a true crisis would trigger a &#8220;risk-off&#8221; move, strengthening safe-haven currencies. Unlike the temporary dip we saw in 2025 on ceasefire news, a real conflict would see investors flock to the US Dollar. We could see the US Dollar Index (DXY) push toward the 107.00 level it reached during the market stress of late 2023.\n\nThis means we should be cautious with commodity-linked currencies like the Australian and Canadian dollars. A surge in oil prices caused by conflict would likely signal a global economic slowdown, reducing demand for other commodities and weakening these currencies against the US dollar. Short positions on AUD\/USD or long positions on USD\/CAD could perform well in such a scenario.\n\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a>\u00a0now. <\/b>\n<p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Start trading now &#8211; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/trade-now\/\">here<\/a> to create your real VT Markets account <\/strong> <\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran received US ceasefire proposal via Pakistan, is reviewing it, rejects pressure; markets turned risk-on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-updates"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"josephine","author_link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/author\/josephine\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44142\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}